[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1694 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1694

  To require the President to issue guidance on Federal response to a 
                     large-scale nuclear disaster.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 3, 2011

  Mr. Engel introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the President to issue guidance on Federal response to a 
                     large-scale nuclear disaster.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Disaster Preparedness Act''.

SEC. 2. GUIDANCE FOR RESPONSE TO A NUCLEAR DISASTER.

    (a) Issuance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the President, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Administrator of the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, shall issue guidance on Federal response 
to nuclear disasters described in subsection (b).
    (b) Nuclear Disasters Described.--The guidance issued pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be with respect to any nuclear disaster that--
            (1) may be caused by a natural catastrophe, an accident, or 
        a terrorist or other attack;
            (2) occurs initially at a nuclear power plant; and
            (3) disperses radiation off the reactor site and into the 
        surrounding area.
    (c) Guidance.--The guidance issued pursuant to subsection (a) 
shall--
            (1) designate the Federal agency that is responsible for 
        coordinating the Federal Government's efforts in response to a 
        nuclear disaster (in this Act referred to as the ``Coordinating 
        Agency''), including making a formal declaration that a nuclear 
        disaster exists;
            (2) identify the circumstances under which a formal 
        declaration described in paragraph (1) will occur;
            (3) designate the Federal agency that is responsible for 
        recommending to the Coordinating Agency the evacuation of an 
        area surrounding a nuclear power plant in response to a nuclear 
        disaster;
            (4) identify the circumstances under which a recommendation 
        described in paragraph (3) will be made;
            (5) designate the Federal agency that is responsible for 
        conducting an evacuation described in paragraph (3) when 
        directed to do so by the Coordinating Agency;
            (6) designate the Federal agency that is responsible for 
        recommending to the Coordinating Agency that evacuees may 
        return following a nuclear disaster;
            (7) identify the circumstances under which a recommendation 
        described in paragraph (6) will be made;
            (8) identify what cleanup standards will apply for a 
        nuclear disaster;
            (9) designate the Federal agency that is responsible for 
        conducting cleanup of a nuclear disaster when directed to do so 
        by the Coordinating Agency; and
            (10) identify any other roles and responsibilities of any 
        Federal agency involved in the response effort to a nuclear 
        disaster.
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